Attachment for cash-registers.



M. JACOB. ATTACHMENT POR CASH REGISTERS.

APPLICATION FILED MAKZQ. 1911. 1,123O2O Patented JaIL, 1915.

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ATTACHMENT For. CASH REGISTBRS.

APPLICATION IILIZD IIAILZSI. ISH.

Patented Ja11.5, 1915.

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ENTTED sTATEs PATENT oEEic..

MAX JACOB, BERLINQGERMANY', ASSIGNOR TO THE NATIONAL CASH REGISTER COMPANY, OF DAYTON, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO, (INCORPORATED IN 1906.)l

To all whom t may concern.' l

Be it'known that I, MAX JACOB, a subject of, the Emperor ofl- Germany, residing.. at' Berlin, in the Kingdom of Prussia and Empire of Germany, haveinvented certain'new and useful Improvements; in Attachments for Cash-Registers, of which I declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription. Y.. i y

This inventionrelates to--cashl registers and has more particular relation to that class of registers which is'designed to makef ai printed record of all transactions entered in the machine.. a z

The improvements, for the sake of illustration, are shown as applied to a machine of the type shown'and ,described in Letters' Patent of the Unitedi-States 4grantedv-to Thomas Carroll on March 8, 1904,. and :num-- bered 754,049, .and reference may be had to said patent for a more detailed description of a machine of that typel: A .et

It is customary to provide, in cash registers adapted to certain classes of business, a printing mechanism for printing the amount of the transaction upon a sales slipl'orsheet' which is first made out by a clerk and then" by the printing of the detail amount on thei proper line of the slip is insured. It has been customary to. provide a long printing table on which the sales slip is laid, the table being marked with an index for the guidance 4o of the operator, so that the slip might 'be laid in the proper position to receive an-im'- pression thereon in the proper line. It Will readily be seen that in a hasty operation, the

operator may not place the slip in proper alinement with the index and the impression would therefore be out of alinement with the lines on the slip.

It is one of the objects of the present inl vention to provide means whereby the printing olf the amounts in the proper line is insured and it is a further object of the invention to provide mechanism compelling'the vATTACHIviEivfi; roi; csii-EEGIsTERs. ,5

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adjustment of the slip -toaposition vin Which the printingfinay be effected. rz

; YVithfthese.` and incidental objects in'vi'ew the inventionfconsists in certainfiio'vel vfea'- tures ofrfcnstruction andcombinations o'f partsfthe-'es'sential elements ofv-*which 4are set forth ii'appended-'cla'ims and atpref'erred .:Figiire l iis an end v-ievv'ofthe machine showing the" general printing.. mechanism, the'cabinet 'being removed'forthe sake of.A clearnessi Fig-r 2:-is. a sectional view of-aa portion of the printing mechanism showing the :platen foperatinigf meansxaiid fthe" means for controlling-*theE positioning bf the printing table.l .-:'I1`ig..v 3lis :adetaili'l vieW.- ofthe releasmgmeans foi-'5 the? detentnmeclianism of the amountikeysfaiid off the'ico'ntrolling .keys of-.the .printing'tablea- Fig. 4. is a detail-.'.of one form of sa'lesifslip Whicltmay be'used'iii connection lwith: the .fpresentiinventionl Figf 5 is; afd'etail cross. section'v Viewo 'the printiiig'tablefshowingthe connections for. re.;-Y turning the talileto normal position.l In a machine ofutlie type gto Which the present improvements aie shown as applied, it is customary to provide several banks or rows or keys each comprising a series of keys- 20, which, whenvdepressecL-,are' adapted to control. the positioning l:of-fthe differential` mechanism .common to a machine of this type.. Such dierentialmechanism is of a form well known in the. art and nodetailedY description will be-'given herein as it forms n'oipart of the present invention and referfV ence may be hadtothe above AUnitedStates Letters Patent for such detailed description if desired. Asis also usual inthis type of machine, tlie ;positioningl of the differential mechanism effects the positioningoiC a series of printing Wheels 21 which are adapted to print on af sales strip a detailed record of each transaction as entered upon the mal chine.' Each of the printing wheels 21- is provided with two sets of raised. printing type 22, each set running from l to 9 and 0, the corresponding numbers of cach set being arranged on said printing wht-el 2l in diainetrically opposite positions. This arrangement is well known in the art and is for convenience in taking two impressions from the wheel at the sanie time. 1n the present machine it will readily be seen that an impression is taken trom the upper point of the wheel 21 by a platen roller 23, such impression being made on a detail strip 24 of well known form, which is led from a supply roller 25, about the platen roller 23 and thencel to a receiving roll 26.

1n the use of the present improvements the sales slip is adapted to be inserted beneath the printing wheel 21 and just above a platen 26 carried by a sliding block 27 which receives its sliding movement from an operating lever 28. Pivotally connected to the lever 28 is a pitman 29 bifurcated at its upper end to straddle a shaft 30 and carrying an anti-friction roller 31 playing in a groove 32 formed in a box cam 33. The box cam-33 is adapted to receive one complete rotation at each operation of a crank handle 34, through the medium of intermediate-gears 35,=.-36, 37 and 38. vIt will'4 thus be seen that at each operation of the register, the platen 26 will receive a single reciprocation to take an impression from the wheel 22 on the inserted sales slip.

The sales slip, shown in Fig. 4, is shown as arranged for use by a cooperative association and is adapted to receive thereon, impressionsindicating a total balance of an account of a certain subscriber up to a certain date and from then on the detail totals of different transactions as they may occur. The slip is further provided with .a space near its bottom edge for receiving impressionsindicating the total of all the entries shown on the slip. Across the right hand half of the slip there is arranged a series of lines 39- which are numbered from 1 to 15 running from the top to the bottom of the slip, these lines being adapted to receive any desired written entries concerning the printed entries of transactions, which entries are to be printed just to the left of the line number as shown by the several sample entries indicated on the slip.

The slips are inserted in a movable printing table or slip carrier 4() which is adapted to slide in guide ways 41 and 42 formed in the casing of the machine. On its underside the table 40 is provided with a rack bar 43 meshing with a pinion 44 mounted on a stub shaft 45. Connected at 46 to the pinion 44 is a. spring 47 which at its other end is connected to the stub shaft 45. The purpose of this spring is normally to retain the printing table in its rear position. The table 40 is provided with a handle 4S which is adapted to be grasped by the operator for the purpose of slidingr the table to different positions so as to bring any particular line on the sales slip in alinement with the type 22 on the wheels 21 from which the impression is to be taken. 1 1

F or the purpose of'controlling the positioning of the table 40 and of properly alining the tableinadjusted position, therel ward to cause theplatetoengagein a-ntch 55- of the depressed key.1f=Whenf-a1iy one-of the:

keys 49 is depressed, its lowerend 56 will'be in the path of a locking. bar 57 carried by a leaf spring 58 mounted on the underside'of the forward end of the sliding table 40. The

bar 57.is.forme'd;:om its ,upper sidewith the.

bevel-edges aranbwhesthe table 40 is drawn forward'fafterra key 49 has been depressed, the bar 57 will pass under the lower end4 56 of the depressedkeyrand Awill then engage. the keyl to..fprevent a return of the table 40 to normal;v position. -In itsupper side the table-40.,carries avbar 60 which is adapted to engage-:the depressed key son its rear side and the table .will thus be locked in adjusted position`by reason of the engagement of the bar 60- on the'rear side of the key and the bara' on--itsforward side. The

table is then held-imadjustedf position until the depressed keys-19, isfreleased and 'allowed f to resume its normal-upperposition. Upon the releasing of the table46rit--will be restored to itsnormalfposition by the spring 47 as above describedxi @.i 1..'

The releasing ofy the: keys 49 is efected by forcing the'detent-platef54 forward to disengagev it from the notch 55 ofthe depressed key. Theforward movement of the'plate 54 is effected by a link 61 pivotally con` nected at 62 to the plate 54 and at its rear end to a lever 63 which is pivoted at 64 and carries at its upper end' an anti-friction roller 65, adapted to be acted upon by a cam 66, which cam receives a single actuating rotation at each operation of the machine. Y

In order to compel an adjustment of the table 40 at each operation of the machine. means are provided for locking the machine against movement until the table is moved out of normal position. r1"his locking mechanism comprises a bell crank lever 67, the upper arm of which is normally in the path of a pin 68 carried by the cam 33 while the lower end-extends rearwardly and normally rests upon the table 40. Upon the movement of the table 40 to one vof its adjusted posithe shoulder 75 from*v theidet'ent'and thus2 f detent 73 4which isadaptedtof'flld thekey' in depressed positi'op* The' holding f-ialkey'* inits depressed position is effected-inf the .following Y manner.

When a fkeyf 'is idell pressed, its "'beveledi' dug 71wil1ga's1 above stated, lengage the notch 72 formedin' `-therf detent iv73 'and' upon-f the continued depression of the key the detent-73 will; be' elevated to withdrawits lower end 74 out of thepath of a" shoulder 75forined onf'lockingfplate'76 which is'normally spring drawn toward' 'rear'l the voperated keyin depressed position.

v purpose of correctiigerrorineans yare provided for `manually?)releasingithe? depressed keys independentof an operation vof the machine. *This releasing means comprises a hand leveri77 irigidlyfiiounted'v orf 2a" rocking shaft 7 8.*'Alpin *7 9 'is l'mounted onl theshaft 78 and is adapted to engage' a` pin' 80`carried by the 'plate-lsffthat upon the rocking 'ofthe shaftl 78"by',the"=le`ver 77, the plate 76 will be drawn'forward to disengageV permit the detent and the depressed key tov return to `normal "positin. keys 49 may be depressed through error it is also desirable'toprovide meansfor releasing such a depressed key independent of an operation ofl the machine and rmechanism is therefore provided infconnectionwith the release lever 77 for releasingthe: depressed key 49 simultaneously with thefreleaseof' the depressed keys 20. This means'comprises a pin Sl carried by lever 77 and adapted to engage a bifurcation formed in one arm of a bell crank lever 82 pivoted.at=83, the other end of which lever is adapted toengage a` notch 84 formed in the detent'plate 54.` 4It will thus be seen that when the lever 77 isV pressed down to release'the depressed keys 20, it will also effect a rocking of the lever4 S2 and thus draw the detent plate 54 forward to disengage the detent fromth'e notch 55 of a depressed key 49.A

The printing Wheels 21 may comprise the usual Vamount wheels; and also. wheels fori As one of the' making a printed record of the initial of the clerk making the sale and likewise some designation to indicate the style of Athe transaction, such for instance as Charge, Received on account Paid out or No sale i'li'Printing Wheels may likewise be providedvfor printing the date of the transf action," but as the operation of such' additional wheels is well known in the art no detailed description of the'setting'mechanism therefor will be given herein, yas they'formno 'partof the present invention. l

i-The operation of the machine isl as follows: In using a slip such as shown-in Fig.

4," theoperator will ascertain by reference tothefslip just which line is to receive the printedentry and will then insert the slipv in the `slidable table 40 and depress the key 49 appropriate to the desired line. He will thengrasp the handle 4S and draw the table forward 'until it engages and becomes lockedy to the depressed key.` He will then depress" th'e keys 20,"representing the transaction,E and' turni thel operating crank handle 34.

This will effect an loperation of the general 'i mechanism of the machine and the printing ofthe amount in'the' proper'line on the sales slip and finally the release of the table to permit of its restoration to normal position." If, however,I after he has depressed all the keysand positioned the table, he determines that an yerror has been made in setting up the transaction, all that is necessary for himito dois to depress the lever 77.' The depressing of the lever will release thc de pressedgkeysV 20 and likewise the depressed key 49, "thus permitting a restoration of the table 40-to normal position under the action of its restoring'spring 47. The new and correct transaction may then be set up in the regular manner.

' lThile lthe form of mechanism herein shownand described is admirably adapted to fulfil the objects primarily stated, it is to be understood that it is not intended to confine' the invention to the one form of embodiment herein shown and described but that it is susceptible of embodiment in various forms all coming within the scope of the claimswhich follow.

What is claimed is f'lwln acash register, the combination with means for printing items of record, of a manually movable record material carrying table Capable of differential adjustment from the sameA position at every operation of the machine to cause a printing of the items of record at any point on the record material, and manipulative means operable independent of any movement of said table for predetermining the extent of such adjustment to be permitted.

2., In a cash register, the combination with manually movable record material carrying table capable of differential adjustment from the same. position at every 'operation of the machine to cause a printing of the items of record I`at any point on therecord material, and .a plurality of keys operable independentI of any movement of said table and adapted when operated to predetermine the extent of such adjustment tobe permitted.

3. In a cash register,the combination withl` means :for prlntingpitemsof record, of ,a printing table capable .of `differential adjustment relative to said printing means, a series ofkeys for determining the extent of such adjustment, andl latcliing means carried by the tableand coperating Witl1 the..keys

to latch the table )in adjusted poSition.-,:- I

4. In acash register, tliecombination with means for printmgitems of record,of a

Printing tebleeepeblef eiadifeneutial adiest-- ment relativeftmsaid. printing means asia'- preliminary` to :an operation :of theregister, latching means 'forlioldingpthetable in its position of adjustment during a-printing op-v eration, means'r eleetivezat theend3of s ucli operation 4to disable said latchingg means to.

permit of a restoration of said table tenormal position and means tenso: restoring said table at the end *of1 such operation. i

In acash register, the combination with meansforprintingiitemsof record, of a printing :table capable Vof ,.adjustmentl relative, to. said printing means, keys for vcontrolling the extent ofi-,such adjustmenglatehingmeans forlioldingthe table in. eits position of adj ustmentrduring a printing operation, means eiIectiveat-theend of suoli operation to disable, saidfjlatehing means, and spring means forgrestoring the table to normal position. A y

6. In a cash register, the combination with a main operatingmechanism, of means for printing items of record, a printing table capable of manual adjustment relative to said printing means, a series of keys operable independent of said printing table for predetermining the extent of adjustment to be permitted,means for locking'said printing table in adjusted position, a lock for the operating means effective when the printing table is in normal position, and means controlled by said operating meansforv disabling said latch for the table.

7. In a cash register, the combination with a main operating mechanism, of means for printing items of record, a printing table manually adjustable relative to the printing means, a series of keys operable independent of said table to predetermine the extent of adjustment to be permitted, means for latching the printing table in adjusted position, a bell crank lever, one arm of which normally rests on said table While the other obstruets movement of the operating mechainanuallyadjustable relative to the printing,

means, a series of keys operablerto predetermine the-extent ofadjustment ofthe said table, latehing devices for holding the table in adjusted position, means controlled by the table for locking such operating mechanism when thetable is in normal position, and means controlled by theoperating mecha-,1 nisin for disablingl the latching device of the table.. i

of y.thelprinting means, .detent, means for heldilg .Seid keys in depressed .Pestenwhenx opepateda `printing table adjustable relative,v t9 =thev printingfvmeans, asecondf-set of depressible keys for. controlling theadjust;

ment of the table, detent means for holding anyone,,o f said second set of keys in de-1 pressed position when operated, and a single means operable independentof anpoperation of the register` ,toA actuateboth of said detent means to release their respective keys.

1Q. Inv a cash register, the combination with means for printing items ot record, of a, printing table capable of differential adjustment relative to said printing means, .a-

seriesof keys for determining the extent of such adjustment, latching means carried by the table and cooperating with the keys to latch the table in adjusted position during a printing operation, :meanstefective at the end of such an operation to destroy the cooperative relation between said latching means and keys, and spring means for restoring the table to normal position.

A 11. In a cash register, the combination with means for printing items of record, of a printing table capable of adjustment relative to said printing means, a series of depressible keys for determining the extent of such adjustment, means for latching an operated key in depressed position, latching means carried by the table and cooperating with a depressed keyto latch the table in adjusted position during a printing operation, and means effective at the end of such an operation to release the depressed key to permit. of a restoration of said table to normal position.

12. In acash register, theeornbination with means for printing items ofrecord, of a printing table capable of' adjustment relative to said printing means, a series of de,

t a-Sl-i registenstlie combination means for printing items,l ot record, ofA de. pressible keys orcontrolling the adjustmentpressible keys for vdetermining the-extent of such adjustment, `means for latching an operated key in depressed position, latching means carried by the table and coopera-ting with a depressed key to late hthe table in adjusted position during a' printing operation, means effective at the end of suehan operationl to release v-the depressed'-key to pe'r'mit'of-a restoration of'- saidftable to'normal position, and means -for automatically restoring said table at"the'end ofA suchop-V eration. l ',Z'-V' I ."l'iiiV'f-i '1' in i 13, Inv a' caslr'iegister'fthe combination Withmeans for printing items of'record, of a'mnually'niovable' recordl material carryingtable Capable of differential adjustment to cause a. printing of the itemsof record at any7 point on vthe record frnaterial, manipulativc, means 'operable independent of'a'ny mov'e'mentof said table for predetermining the extent of*sucliiadjustinentand a 'latching device carried byvsaid table and adapted tof-cooperate 'with Vsaid manipulative lmeans to holdthetableinA its'position of ,adjustment during a printing' operation.l l y 14;'.v In a cash register, thelcombination ivitlimeans for printing items of record, of a manually movable record material carrying-table constructed tofretainv `the-'record x capable of differential adjustmentl'tjo cause the printing of items of record on any de- A sired lineand in acolu'rnnfand manipulativelmeans, operable independently; vof ian'y movement 'ofi said ftable, "for predetermining the iextent oftadjustment ofsaidftableiso to cause the printing of items at t-he markV indicating the desired position, and manipulative means for predeterminingT the extent of such adjustment so that the record material may be brought into such a position that the item may be recorded at the desired mark.

16. In a cash register, the combination .with means for printing items of record, of

a manually movable record material carrying table constructed to retain the record material in the same position on the table at every operation of the machine and capable of differential adjustment to cause the printing of the items at any desired point on the record material and in a column, and a plurality of keys forpredetermining the extent 'of -such adjustment so that the desired point vmay be brought into printing position. 1 1

,'17. In a vcash register, thecom'bination with meanslforprinting items 'of vreco'rd,'fof4 a manually movable record material carrying-tableeapable of vdifferential adjustment to cause a printing ofthe items of'record'at any `desired fpoint in a 'olumnon'fthe recordmaterial',l and manipulative s' means fifor'ilp re- 1 determining thee'xtentl 'of such? v-adjustm'ent so that the desired point wh'etlier before or afterthe? :"previous' recorded @item vfniayfl-be brought into printing position. i= nai 18; Inf'a`='ca'sh1- registerfth'e combinati n' with' means' fory-printing-fitems' o firecord, of. aff manually movable record! material Ica'r'ry? ing table capable of differential'adjliitinent' to cause a printing of the items ofv'rv o rlfat i point yvv'hethei" before vor aftifftle previous recorded item may be brought into-printing PSltIOnL- 'sin 'riff 1.- A A'19.""1" a cash"v register, n with Emeans for printing jiteinsi'iof coi"d,"`of 1 a manually VAmovable 'record material carry-1 ing' table capable 'of differential 'adjus 'nient 95 to -cau'se' gtlie printing "of the.iter'n'sA of dVY j record material Whether before or afterthe previous recordediitern may be brought vinto printing position;YV y 'i '-15 :"1: f'f 105 f 20. In a cashi register, the` combination witlrmeans for-printing-items of recordyof a manually and slidably movable record ma- A terial 'carrying table'capablel of differential adjustment ,t9 .Causse Printing Qf. the items 110 ofA record at' aii'ygpint ix'a""column on the record material, and manipulative means op-. erable independent of any movement of said table for predetermining the extent of such adjustment to be permitted.

21. In a cash register, the combination with means for printing items of record, of a manually and slidably movable record material carrying table capable of differential adjustment to cause a printing of the items of record at any point in a column on the record material, and a plurality of keys operable independent of any movement of said table and adapted when operated to predetermine the extent of' such adjustment to be permitted.

22. In a cash register, the combination with means for printing items of record, of

y a printing table capable of being moved diff erentially at right angles to the printing line and from the same position at each op eration of the machine, and a series of keys for 'predetermining the extent of such adjustment.

23. In an accounting machine the .combination \v'ith.means for. printing items of record, of record material capable of limited movement at an angle to the printing line, and manipulative means for controlling the extent of movement of the record material. 24, In an accounting machinefthe combi` nation with means for printing itemsaof ijecoi'Ch-ofal record-material carrying table capable of a limited movement at an angle to theprinting line, and manipulative means for controlling the extent of 1 n )vem e nty of said table. y

25. In an accounting, machine the combi-` nation yWith means for printing itexnsi'oifv record, of record materialcapableyof, manual limited movement at van .angl e .,to the printing line, and a series of keys for lcontrolling the extent of; movementptthe record material. fas;

26. In an accounting machine the, conibi-v nation with means oi printing items `Tof record, of a slp.carrying.table constructed to hold the slip `fr oxn movement relative thereto and adopted to bo moved'. zlimitod extent at an angle to theprinting line, and manipulative means f or ldetermining the extent of movement of said table.

27. In a cash register, the'eornbination with means forprinting items-of record, of a printing table capable of differential adjustment relative to the printing means, and a series of keys` constructed to obstruct movement of the table and therebydetermine the extent of adjustment of the table.

28. In a cash register, the combination with means for printing items of record, of a printing table capable of adjustment relativeA to said printingmeans, a series of depressible keys for determining the extent Ofi such adiustment, means for latehing an opil erated key in depressed position, latching means carried by thetable and coperating with the dDressed key to latch the .table in adjusted. position. during a. printingpopora: tion, means eifective at the end of. s uchan, operation to release the depressed key. to per-4 mit of restoration of said table tonormal position, and means independent of the opl` eration of: the register for jreleasing the depressed key before the operation of themaehine alsoto permitsuch restoratiom;Y @29. In amaehine of theclass described, theV combination: with type y: cair'iers,5 lofi-. an operating mechanism, a record material ,sup porting toblonooooblo of.: fliifolontiol oduotment relative to the typecarriers as afpreliminary tok an operation, .means forl.retaining the table in any otitis adjusted positions, moons Whorobyi -oportioni of.. the` .operating mehanism i .yi1jl,.disableI said 'retaining moons and.:moansaootomatoolymotoring thel table to.IlOljadutedfposition upon disablig therotaioirigmoosf f ..3( .I na..maehine of the class described, the rcombination with type carriers,'of an operating meehanism',l`a record material sup; percing tabie'aabie af Hagenaar adjust: ment relativeftolthe ,type carriers, manipulatively controlled v 'rneans for retaining the table in any of itsadjustedpositionsfineans whereby an operationlof the operating mechanism .Will 'disable s aidf retaining means, means operable independently" of said operating .mechanismft f r, d+isabling said "retain-` ing means, 'and meansfautomatically restor-4 ing the ,table to g non fadjusted position Vupon disabling the retaining means. l

In testimony. whereof I aiiiX my signature in the presence of` two ivitness'es. ACOB.

Vitnesses:

HENRY HASPER, I'VOLDEMAR HAUPT...

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